electro-tinplaten.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊtɪnˈpleɪt/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌtɪnˈpleɪt/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌtɪnˈpleɪt/ Manufacturing Technology.
Tin plate in which the tin coating is electrolytically applied.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > plated or coated metal > [noun] > tinplate > specific
frying-pan plate1686
tin1879
electro-tinplate1945
1945 W. E. Hoare & E. S. Hedges Tinplate xii. 256 Electro-tinplate is a new material, the full scope of which is as yet untried.
1948 Pacific Affairs 21 158 The most important development in the consumption of tin was the emergence of electro-tinplate production in the United States in 1942.
1989 Materials Chem. & Physics 21 32 A diagram and the description of a new apparatus for simulating electrotinplate manufacture was given by Bowden.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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